Lingani, Moussa
Akita, Tomoyuki
Ouoba, Serge
Nagashima, Shintaro
Boua, Palwende Romuald
Takahashi, Kazuaki
Kam, Basile
Sugiyama, Aya
Nikiema, Théodore
Yamamoto, Chikako
Somé, Athanase
Derra, Karim
Ko, Ko
Sorgho, Hermann
Tarnagda, Zekiba
Tinto, Halidou
Tanaka, Junko http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-4051
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Article History
Received: 29 August 2019
Accepted: 23 December 2019
First Online: 15 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee for epidemiological research of Hiroshima University (Certificate E-1257) and the ethics committee of the ministry of health in Burkina Faso (Deliberation CERS-2018-02-023). All participants signed an informed consent before they can enter the study. Participants tested positive to hepatitis infection were referred to a specialized centre.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.